Ideas to make the most of your listings (from an idea from BLOXBOOKS)

[johnwash1]

Nice bump! But which of this thread's various strands are you rooting for? What answers are you hoping for?

[Gothicina]

The thread was started to help members make the most of their listings, although some of the later posts have sidetracked it somewhat, the information is still relevant that is why I bumped it.

Tho now you've answered I've removed the bump, I've also updated a couple of my earlier posts.

[Opis]

Just had a read through, thanks for the good tips

Recommended to everyone

[tiabooks]

Hello Gothicina
I have been listing for a couple of weeks now and like others, I do get people looking, but no buying or bids
I have followed a lot of the information ie contacting past customers to come over; BIN as well as a bid; putting items on for between 7days to until sold - incase some are picked up by google.
It takes time I realise - but I worry that I have not picked the correct catagory for my items - as I make to order. I have tried to fill my store with as many different items I make to give choice. I sell other items which I also use, at competative prices, postage I do keep to a minimum
If you have a minute please would you have a quick look and let me have any advise. I am not good with uploading, downloading etc. In one of the posts you mention the Gallery. Where do you put it? Also what is CSV I see when I do transfer my photos?
Sorry so long, but thank you. Tia

http://uk.ebid.net/stores/tiabooks

[johnwash1]

... Also what is CSV I see when I do transfer my photos?

Comma Separated Values. It's a computing acronym for import/export files you can use with spreadsheets, so called because the content of each cell is separated with a comma. I doubt it has anything to do with photos.

[tiabooks]

Many thanks for that

Don't think I want to know - way above my head!

Tia

[kengillam]

Tia books it may help you get started to add a signature link to your posts so us nosey lot have an easy link to your items whilst reading the forums, read this thread http://helpdesk.ebid.net/showthread.php?t=100959 then fill in some info on Your About Me Page so people know about you as a seller. Perhaps buy a few things to kickstart your feedback over here, always looks better than a zero, ( I have some nice cheap prints ) have a look at my listings to see how I dealt with the zero feedback problem when I started.

Then email all YOUR (not Greedbay's they are a venue, they keep telling us) customers, and tell them where you are, give them a link to your listings. Grab the records while you can and from paypal records as well. That should keep you busy for a bit, and shout if you need a hand. Additional body parts incur a small fee Oh and finally read the forums there is a lot of useful information on here.

[tiabooks]

Hello

Many thanks for the info

I have read the link a couple of times .... hummmmm - I will certainly have a go - thank you very much for that at least it starts me ... where I end up is a different matter!!

I have also seen sellers with buttons to show f/back from the other side. I would like to add this at some point, so that buyers think I am not a novice

I am buying bits and pieces - which will help

As to the prints - would you like them framed - we are framers!

Many many thanks for your help, bye for now

Tia

[Gothicina]

Hello Gothicina
I have been listing for a couple of weeks now and like others, I do get people looking, but no buying or bids
I have followed a lot of the information ie contacting past customers to come over; BIN as well as a bid; putting items on for between 7days to until sold - incase some are picked up by google.
It takes time I realise - but I worry that I have not picked the correct catagory for my items - as I make to order. I have tried to fill my store with as many different items I make to give choice. I sell other items which I also use, at competative prices, postage I do keep to a minimum
If you have a minute please would you have a quick look and let me have any advise. I am not good with uploading, downloading etc. In one of the posts you mention the Gallery. Where do you put it? Also what is CSV I see when I do transfer my photos?
Sorry so long, but thank you. Tia

http://uk.ebid.net/stores/tiabooks

Hi Tia,
I've been looking at your items they are really pretty.

Love your Border Collie pic as well.

You already use gallery auctions.
Some suggestions that might help,
re think your shopname to describe what you sell, when I saw the link I assumed it was a bookstore.
Maybe something like.
Tia Handcrafted Books or Tia Handcrafted Books and Albums.

Make the store description, more about your goods, when google indexes your store, you want handcrafted, wedding christening albums, personalised, ect to be picked up, so get them in first, you can add a welcome later if you have room.

I'd also only sell your albums & books in that store, open a second one for your mulberry paper, blank cards, card toppers ect & put that under crafts.

Twice the stores twice the exposure.

Your store(s) will be featured on the frontpage & other main pages, once you have some feedback, as you've been buying that shouldn't take long.

You could also add some pictures of previously completed items to give more ideas to a buyer, either in your listings or you all about me page

You can add extra photos to either/both if you use the WYSIWYG editor, just put your photos somewhere like photobucket
& use the add image link.

Hope this helps, good luck with your sales.

[Gothicina]

If you only use the WYSIWYG editor this isn't a problem.

If you write your own html & only ever use the plain html editor this isn't a problem either.

But if you normally use the plain html (or paste in an html template) & edit your listings in the WYSIWYG editor, this is when the problem arises.
It doesn't like html shorthand especially as part of the style/background tag, & will strip things out.

To get around this, instead of using

 
style="background: url('http:etc') repeat-x;"

you need to type in the full thing
ie

 
style="background-image: url('http:etc'); background-repeat: repeat-x;"